E27 - The Duke, Alice, and Mother and Mother

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[00:01] Narr
    Can you imagine a life where you
    can't even touch the person you love?
[00:09] Narr
    The curse the witch laid upon him caused
    him to take the lives of any he touched.
[00:15] Narr
    His own mother distanced herself from him,
    his friends called him a monster...
[00:19] Narr
    Even people he'd never met
[00:20] Narr
    spoke of him as "death incarnate
    that dwells in the forest."
[00:24] Narr
    And yet, he doesn't feel
    the least bit lonely.
[00:51] Alice
    It smells like you, Your Grace. It's calming.
[00:54] Duke
    Don't you usually do that stuff
    when the person's not around?
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    The Duke, Alice, and Mother and Mother
[02:31] Duke
    It's too peaceful.
[02:33] Duke
    Nico said he'd come tell me when they
    were ready to go back to the past.
[02:38] Duke
    But when will that be?
[02:40] Duke
    What if he keeps us waiting forever?
[02:43] Duke
    If I don't break the curse by spring,
     my mother will disown me!
[02:49] Duke
    Maybe I can keep saying she meant
    "next" spring for the rest of my life?
[02:53] Alice
    Excuse me.
[02:54] Alice
    Zain brought us magic items.
[02:58] Duke
    Zain was here?
[02:59] Alice
    Yes.
[03:01] Alice
    He left right away, saying he needed
    to get ready for the circus.
[03:05] Duke
    I see.
[03:06] Duke
    I appreciate it when he's so busy.
[03:08] Duke
    Wow, look at them all!
[03:10] Alice
    There's a note attached to each
    item saying how to use it.
[03:13] Duke
    He's so nice.
[03:15] Duke
    Let's try a few.
[03:17] Duke
    Maybe one of them can help break my curse...
[03:23] Duke
    Stop being so casual when you show me those!
[03:27] Duke
    Huh?
[03:28] Duke
    This one doesn't have a note.
     Maybe it fell off?
[03:32] Alice
    I'll try it.
[03:35] Duke
    It's dangerous to drink things
    when you don't know what they are!
[03:38] Alice
    Sorry.
[03:39] Alice
    I just wanted to do everything
    I could to be of use to you...
[03:43] Duke
    Don't put yourself at risk for
    the sake of somebody like me...
[03:46] Duke
    Come on, spit it out.
[03:49] Alice
    I swallowed it.
[03:52] Alice
    For the moment, it doesn't
    seem to have done anything.
[03:56] Alice
    Want to see if anything changed?
[03:58] Duke
    Good, Alice hasn't changed a bit!
[04:00] Duke
    It's strange to find this normal, though.
[04:03] Alice
    Let's try the other items.
[04:06] Duke
    A puzzle, huh?
[04:07] Duke
    Leave this one to me! I'm great with
    games you can play by yourself.
[04:11] Duke
    I spent so much time alone, after all!
[04:12] Duke
    And, done!
[04:15] Duke
    Do witches just love making joke items?
[04:19] Duke
    There's also this...
[04:21] Alice
    "Glasses that let you see and
    talk to ghosts," it says.
[04:26] Duke
    You can see ghosts, right?
[04:28] Alice
    Not in the least.
[04:30] Duke
    You're still denying it...
[04:32] Alice
    See anything?
[04:34] Duke
    I can see a cute girl, yeah.
[04:38] Duke
    I don't look good in these glasses,
    so I'll try them another time.
[04:41] Duke
    It's not the right time
    of day for ghosts, anyway.
[04:44] Alice
    You look wonderful in glasses, Your Grace.
[04:46] Duke
    Thank you.
[04:48] Alice
    There's also an item that
    does magic at random.
[04:53] Duke
    Flowers!
[05:02] Duke
    This is so much fun!
[05:04] Duke
    I wish I had this when I
    was at Wizardry School!
[05:09] Duke
    Maybe this'll do it!
[05:13] Duke
    Break my curse!
[05:20] Duke
    You saved me, Alice.
[05:21] Duke
    Thanks, like always.
[05:23] Duke
    I'm sorry for making you spend
    all your time with me...
[05:28] Alice
    I'm doing it because I want to.
[05:30] Alice
    My mother's curse was broken.
     Now it's your turn.
[05:34] Duke
    But your breasts have
    nothing to do with that!
[05:37] Duke
    "A switch that will let you touch Alice if
    the two of you push it together," it says.
[05:42] Alice
    Let's try it.
[05:53] Alice
    You've got such long limbs, Your Grace.
[06:08] Alice
    Go ahead.
[06:10] Alice
    Touch yourself as much as you like.
[06:13] Duke
    As much as I like?!
[06:21] Duke
    Let's go back to normal.
[06:24] Duke
    Let's try the others some other time.
[06:27] Duke
    We'll have to thank Zain, too.
[06:29] Alice
    Yes. Let's go see him soon.
[06:31] Alice
    I'll get dinner ready, then.
[06:34] Duke
    Okay, thanks.
[06:46] Duke
    Is this the note that fell off that bottle?
[06:51] Zain
    "Medicine that attracts the
    person in front of you."
[06:54] Zain
    However, there's no effect if they're
    attracted to you already, okay?
[07:05] Duke
    Alice...
[07:06] Sharon
    Gerbera, I'm coming inside!
[07:10] Sharon
    I waited the whole day yesterday!
[07:12] Sharon
    So today, you'll talk with me, right?
[07:16] Gerbera
    Sharon, you need to knock.
[07:18] Gerbera
    And what happened to your hair?
[07:19] Sharon
    I had Viola cut it for me.
[07:22] Sharon
    She's so good, isn't she?
[07:24] Gerbera
    Are you coming back to work here?
[07:26] Sharon
    Oh, yeah.
[07:29] Sharon
    First, I'm going to see my sister,
    the one who raised Alice.
[07:34] Sharon
    If you don't mind me coming back after that,
    it would make me very happy.
[07:38] Gerbera
    Very well. The older maids were
    all happy to see you, after all.
[07:42] Gerbera
    I'll tell my husband, too.
[07:45] Sharon
    I thought you wouldn't accept me anymore...
[07:49] Sharon
    Thank you, Gerbera.
[07:55] Gerbera
    You're the only friend I have
    in the world, after all.
[08:02] Gerbera
    I was raised in a strict noble household,
[08:05] Gerbera
    and forbidden from having
    friends as a student.
[08:08] Gerbera
    I married into this household at
    my parents' demand right after graduation,
[08:11] Gerbera
    and was blessed with three children.
[08:14] Gerbera
    My husband is frail and often ill,
    but hard-working and loyal.
[08:16] Gerbera
    My children all grew up healthy.
[08:19] Gerbera
    I should've been happy...
[08:22] Gerbera
    But something was missing.
[08:25] (Flashback) Sharon
    Somebody help!
[08:30] (Flashback) Sharon
    Is somebody there?
[08:32] (Flashback) Sharon
    Please, help me!
[08:33] (Flashback) Sharon
    I'm stuck on the rose thorns!
[08:35] (Flashback) Sharon
    Oww!
[08:38] (Flashback) Sharon
    I thought I was a goner!
[08:40] (Flashback) Sharon
    I don't know who you are, but thank you...
[08:44] (Flashback) Sharon
    Mistress! You saved me?!
[08:46] (Flashback) Gerbera
    What were you doing here?
[08:48] (Flashback) Sharon
    Um, Viola lost her hair band around
    here, so I was looking for it...
[08:52] Gerbera
    This maid...
[08:53] Gerbera
    Isn't this the maid my father-in-law hired?
[08:53] (Flashback) Sharon
    And then I got stuck!
[08:56] Gerbera
    Her name's "Sharon," I think?
[08:57] (Flashback) Sharon
    Here it is! The hair band Viola lost!
[09:01] (Flashback) Sharon
    Tell her you found it, please.
[09:04] (Flashback) Sharon
    I'm sure she'd be happier
    if you gave it to her.
[09:08] (Flashback) Sharon
    Good day!
[09:11] (Flashback) Sharon
    Who put this bucket here? Oh, it was me!
[09:16] (Flashback) Viola
    Oh, this...
[09:17] (Flashback) Gerbera
    If it's important to you, don't lose it.
[09:20] (Flashback) Gerbera
    It causes problems for others.
[09:23] Gerbera
    I always go too far and say
    things I don't mean to.
[09:26] Gerbera
    It's not that I don't love my children...
[09:28] (Flashback) Sharon
    You're so cute, Alice! Like an angel!
[09:31] (Flashback) Sharon
    You really are so cute, my Alice!
[09:34] (Flashback) Gerbera
    Would you talk to me about something?
[09:36] (Flashback) Sharon
    Me?
[09:37] (Flashback) Gerbera
    That's right.
[09:38] (Flashback) Gerbera
    Come to my room later.
[09:41] Gerbera
    Was I too forceful?
[09:43] (Flashback) Sharon
    What? I'm older than you?
[09:47] (Flashback) Gerbera
    Yes. I'm 24 this year.
[09:49] (Flashback) Sharon
    I'm impressed! You've raised
     three fine children at your age,
[09:54] (Flashback) Sharon
    and are even taking over for your
    husband while he's in the hospital...
[09:58] (Flashback) Gerbera
    That's only because my
    father-in-law helps me.
[10:00] (Flashback) Gerbera
    I'm not that perfect.
[10:03] (Flashback) Gerbera
    I'm always too harsh on my children.
[10:07] (Flashback) Gerbera
    Some people say that's how a noble
    should educate their children,
[10:10] (Flashback) Gerbera
    but the truth is I just don't
    know how to interact with others.
[10:15] (Flashback) Gerbera
    My father-in-law and my husband
    accept me for who I am.
[10:19] (Flashback) Gerbera
    But I don't even know how
    I'm supposed to thank them.
[10:22] (Flashback) Gerbera
    I don't even have anyone I can call a friend.
[10:26] (Flashback) Sharon
    Then I'll be your Friend #1!
[10:31] (Flashback) Sharon
    Oh, sorry. I'm so silly...
[10:34] (Flashback) Sharon
    I'm sorry, really...
[10:41] (Flashback) Gerbera
    Gerbera. Call me "Gerbera."
[10:45] (Flashback) Gerbera
    And treat me like an equal
    when it's just the two of us.
[10:48] (Flashback) Sharon
    All right, Gerbera.
[10:50] (Flashback) Sharon
    From now on, we're private friends!
[10:52] (Flashback) Sharon
    Oh, that sounded a little naughty, didn't it?
[10:56] Gerbera
    And so I found whatever
    it was I was looking for.
[10:59] Gerbera
    Sharon was always so cheerful,
    everyone loved her,
[11:02] Gerbera
    and I was secretly proud of her.
[11:05] (Flashback) Gerbera
    I love you.
[11:07] (Flashback) Gerbera
    But not romantically.
[11:11] (Flashback) Sharon
    You're more passionate
    than I thought you were...
[11:16] (Flashback) Sharon
    I'm blushing!
[11:18] (Flashback) Sharon
    Hearing you say it like that...
[11:21] (Flashback) Gerbera
    If I said something strange, I take it back.
[11:23] (Flashback) Sharon
    No, it's wonderful.
[11:25] Gerbera
    Not long after this, my father-in-law
    Victor died, and my eldest son was cursed.
[11:30] Gerbera
    And at the same time, Sharon
    Lendrott suddenly disappeared.
[11:36] Gerbera
    But if you're back, I welcome you.
[11:39] Gerbera
    Thank you, Sharon.
[11:40] Sharon
    Yes, of course, I'll work hard!
[11:45] Sharon
    Hey, Gerbera.
[11:48] Sharon
    Do you still love me?
[11:55] Sharon
    You're ignoring me.
[12:06] Duke
    8.5... I guess I've been running
    around a little too much lately.
[12:10] Alice
    Your exhaustion's caught up with you.
[12:12] Alice
    You've been working hard, Your Grace.
[12:16] Duke
    Why are you dressed like that?
[12:18] Duke
    Am I seeing things?
[12:20] Alice
    I thought it would help your recovery.
[12:24] Duke
    It's making my fever worse!
[12:27] Alice
    I'll change back to my usual outfit, then.
[12:30] Duke
    Don't take your clothes off!
[12:32] Alice
    I've prepared a medicinal herb porridge.
[12:35] Alice
    Here. Say, "Aah."
[12:37] Duke
    I can eat it myself.
[12:39] Alice
    "Aaah."
[12:45] Duke
    If I have a cold, you might catch it.
[12:48] Alice
    Want to see what happens if I kiss you?
[12:49] Duke
    Don't risk your life for something like that!
[12:52] Alice
    You're just so cute I can't help myself.
[12:54] Duke
    Doesn't anything scare you?
[12:56] Alice
    Not anymore.
[12:59] Alice
    You mustn't let your body get cold from
    the sweat. Change before you go to sleep.
[13:05] Duke
    Thanks.
[13:06] Alice
    Why did you close the curtain?
[13:08] Duke
    "Why?"
[13:10] Duke
    I'm going to sleep. You can go.
[13:14] Alice
    You're so shy.
[13:17] Alice
    I'll be back later.
[13:19] Alice
    Goodnight.
[13:22] Duke
    I really do love you, Alice.
[13:25] Duke
    If my curse broke and I told you I wanted
    you to be my lover, what would you say?
[13:31] Duke
    It might upset you, right?
[13:34] Duke
    If I could read people's minds—
[13:36] Duke
    know the answer to my
    questions before I asked—
[13:39] Duke
    I might despair.
[13:44] Duke
    Zain said that "love" was
    an important word for Sade.
[13:49] Duke
    Did she seek true love because
    she could read others' minds?
[13:55] Duke
    Maybe she was a pure-hearted person.
[13:59] Daleth
    Paperwork, all day, every day...
[14:03] Daleth
    Why do I have to be the Underworld boss?
[14:06] Bunny
    Don't be such a whiner.
[14:08] Bunny
    Work hard, and I'll let you take
    a break on the beach again.
[14:12] Daleth
    It's like you're the real boss here.
[14:14] Daleth
    Why are you acting like
    you're a regular here now?
[14:17] Bunny
    Come on, the deadline for this issue
    of Wacky Witches Monthly is today.
[14:22] Bunny
    I'll be waiting, so don't let me down!
SIGN    You Too Can Totes Be Human!
[14:32] Daleth
    I can't wait to be human like Walter
    and quit running the Underworld.
[14:37] Daleth
    That's why I need Sade to live.
[14:42] Daleth
    But if I can't persuade her...
[14:46] Daleth
    Keto! Teto!
[14:47] Keto
    Daleth!
[14:49] Keto
    We're just about to go drink a
    tapioca-style frog egg shake!
[14:52] Keto
    Want to come with?
[14:54] Daleth
    You're the next Underworld boss.
[14:57] Daleth
    Thanks.
[14:58] Keto
    Wait! I can't be the Underworld boss!
[15:01] Daleth
    You're the next Underworld boss.
    You're the next Underworld boss.
[15:04] Teto
    What's gotten into you?
[15:05] Daleth
    You're the next Underworld boss.
[15:07] Keto
    You turned into a robot!
[15:11] Teto
    A book that makes you human?
[15:13] Daleth
    Yes. I will gather the thousand items
    and complete the thousand steps.
[15:17] Daleth
    And I will become human.
[15:19] Keto
    And that's why you want me to take your job.
[15:22] Teto
    But all these items are really rare...
[15:27] Teto
    Uwah! It says the last step is a kiss!
[15:30] Keto
    This book is perverted!
[15:33] Daleth
    H-How do I ask someone for a kiss?
SIGN    Ka-
    thud
[15:41] Teto
    Like, "Let's kiss!"
[15:48] Keto
    Turn them to face you and force a kiss?
[15:53] Daleth
    Walter... I...
[15:56] Daleth
    I will become human, just like you.
[15:59] Daleth
    I'll persuade Sade. I'll find
    someone to take my job as boss.
SIGN    You Too Can Totes Be Human!
[16:08] Daleth
    So just wait for me, Walter.
SIGN    I am presently... free!
[16:16] Cuff
    Come back soon!
[16:17] Zain
    There's a pickpocket out there who targets
    women, so all my fans, be careful!
[16:23] Customers
    Okay!
[16:38] Cuff
    That looked like Viola, right?
[16:40] Zain
    Who was that?
[16:41] Zain
    I'll go ask her name!
[16:44] Zain
    No luck, huh?
[16:49] Walter
    The circus was such fun.
[16:51] Walter
    When I was forbidden from leaving
    the house today by Mother, it hurt.
[16:57] (Flashback) Viola
    Don't worry!
[16:58] (Flashback) Viola
    Just put on your makeup and be back
    by morning, and she'll never know!
[17:02] (Flashback) Walter
    Makeup!
[17:03] Walter
    Thank you, Viola.
[17:04] Walter
    I have such a great little sister.
[17:05] Men
    Hey, what now?
[17:07] Men
    It's almost twelve. Let's go home.
[17:09] Walter
    That's ten and two*!
[17:11] Walter
    I didn't realize it was so late.
[17:13] Walter
    Time to get home.
SIGN    He used a blade to cut the strings?
SIGN    That's the pickpocket who's going after women!
SIGN    I'll stop you!
[17:35] Cuff
    So hungry...
[17:36] Zain
    So hungry...
SIGN    Zain, capture him!
[17:42] Zain
    You're... Walter!
[17:44] Zain
    You look like that, but
    you're packing down there?
SIGN    You really piss me off!
[17:56] Cuff
    What are you doing with that blade?
SIGN    Well done, Cuff.
[18:03] Man
    Oww! Oww!
[18:05] Cuff
    How do you know my name? That's suspicious!
SIGN    It's me! Walter!
[18:15] Cuff
    You're beautiful. You look great.
[18:17] Zain
    But he's packing down there.
[18:19] Zain
    But he's packing down there!
[18:21] Zain
    Packing down there!
[18:22] Zain
    Down there!
[18:24] Zain
    There!
[18:25] Viola
    And so, he didn't get back until morning
    because he had to talk to the police...
[18:29] Viola
    But Mom forgave him because
    he kept the town safe.
[18:35] Viola
    But she said, "Stop dressing like a woman."
[18:37] Viola
    And he said, "I can't do that!"
    and started crying and arguing.
[18:43] Viola
    He can't stop!
[18:44] Duke
    Viola, I'm just getting better
    from being sick, you know.
[18:48] Duke
    Why don't you go talk to Rob?
[18:50] Viola
    He's napping! So cute!
[18:54] Viola
    This is my first time in his room, too.
[18:56] Viola
    There's so much stuff!
[19:04] Viola
    He doesn't have his eyepatch on....
[19:12] Rob
    Who's there?
[19:15] Viola
    Sorry for interrupting your nap!
[19:18] Rob
    Oh, Viola.
[19:20] Rob
    Were you curious what's beneath my eyepatch?
[19:22] Viola
    Yes, I am.
[19:24] Rob
    A laser eye!
[19:25] Viola
    Pierce me with your gaze!
[19:26] Rob
    That's a joke.
[19:28] Rob
    I was in a fight years ago
    which unfortunately blinded me.
[19:33] Rob
    There's nothing more to it than that.
[19:35] Viola
    I see.
[19:36] Viola
    You were the kind of guy who
    got into fights once, huh?
[19:39] Viola
    There's a lot of stuff in here, though.
[19:41] Rob
    Gifts, all of it.
[19:43] Rob
    I can't throw them away,
    so they keep growing in number...
[19:46] Viola
    It's cool! It fits your personality!
[19:48] Viola
    And a lot of it seems really neat.
[19:51] Viola
    A music box!
[19:52] Viola
    I love these!
[19:59] Viola
    Maybe he got it from a girl,
    and it's an important memory?
[20:02] Viola
    I'm so curious!
[20:03] Rob
    Look, the handkerchief
    you gave me on Christmas.
[20:08] Rob
    I always have it with me.
[20:10] Viola
    "I will love you forever and ever."*
[20:16] Rob
    This is a handmade music box Master Victor
    gave his wife on their anniversary.
[20:23] Viola
    Grandpa gave it to Grandma?
[20:26] Rob
    Yes. It was one of her greatest treasures.
[20:32] Rob
    She took it with her on the trip they
    took for their anniversary the year after.
[20:35] Rob
    And on the way home, when she dropped it
[20:38] Rob
    and went to pick it up,
    a carriage approached, and...
[20:48] Rob
    Now that they're both gone, I keep it here.
[20:53] Rob
    When I hear this song,
    I remember the two of them.
[20:57] Rob
    I'm sorry... I've spoken too much.
[21:02] Rob
    This isn't like me at all.
[21:03] Viola
    Let's listen to it.
[21:04] Viola
    It's a wonderful music box.
[21:06] Viola
    It's filled with my grandpa's
    love for my grandma.
[21:10] Viola
    I want to hear it.
[21:46] Viola
    Rob... I'll listen to it with you.
SIGN    The Duke of Death and His Maid
    The Duke, Alice, and Sade's Love
[23:35] Rob
    "The Duke, Alice, and Sade's Love."